With just over 50 days to go until we head off on the
experience of a lifetime, a few members of the team got stuck into a little
group fundraising - and although standing at a London tube station for hours on
end doesn’t seem like the most interesting way to spend your Saturday, it was
certainly productive, those generous enough to donate helping us to achieve our
goal!
The Sunday after was a whole team meeting, and altogether
much more fun! Even the sun shone for us! We met outside the Science Museum,
and even Sarah, who had just been on a delightful if unintended ‘tour’ of
London made it, only 5 or so minutes late ;) It being such a beautiful day, we
were tempted to walk up to Hyde Park for our meeting, and this turned out to be
a lovely idea. Here we divided our team badges between us (yes, they came at
last - and I must say, they are looking spectacular!), and after covering several
important issues, we headed back to the museum as it was beginning to feel a
little chilly. Our discussion was abruptly ended here by the presence of a
number of school and cub/scout visits, but thankfully we had just about covered
everything. Lizzy had even got our guidelines made up into bookmarks which we
can take with us to Africa, and they look amazing, so thank you!
As almost a celebration of the end of our pre-trip meetings,
and of course of the fact that it was only 50 (ish) days to go, we went for a
meal out in Giraffe. With lovely company, lovely food and lovely surroundings (even
if the kitchen does look suspiciously like the entrance to the toilets), we had
a lush afternoon. We’re now all very excited for our adventure, which is
looming ever closer, and although in the past week we have had a number of
obstacles to overcome, I’m sure we can look beyond these and make the most of
what promises to be a life-changing journey!
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